Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō
| Demon King Daimao | |
Cover of the first volume of Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō by Hobby Japan
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いちばんうしろの大魔王 (Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Harem |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Shotaro Mizuki |
| Illustrated by | Souichi Itō |
| Published by | Hobby Japan |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | HJ Bunko |
| Original run | February 1, 2008 – March 29, 2014 |
| Volumes | 13 |
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| Written by | Shotaro Mizuki |
| Illustrated by | Souichi Itō |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Original run | September 19, 2008 – December 19, 2013 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
| Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
| Studio | Artland |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX, TVS, CTC, tvk, AT-X, Sun TV, TVA |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 2, 2010 – June 18, 2010 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maō (Japanese: いちばんうしろの大魔王?, "The Great Demon King in the Back Row"), also known as Demon King Daimao, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shotaro Mizuki and illustrated by Souichi Itō, published by Hobby Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on February 1, 2008, and was completed with a total of 13 volumes available on March 29, 2014. A manga adaptation began monthly serialization in the September 2008 issue of Akita Shoten's magazine Champion Red, and a 12-episode anime adaptation by Artland aired between April and June 2010 on Tokyo MX and other channels.
This story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society as one of its clergy. On the day he is admitted into the Constant Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation: Demon King." Thus begins his severe school life in which he is resented by his studious female class head, desired by a girl with mysterious powers, and guarded by a beautiful female android.
The first volume was published on February 1, 2008 by Hobby Japan under its HJ Bunko imprint, with a total of 13 volumes available. Each volume in the series are called Acts.
A manga adaptation began serialization in the November 2008 issue of Champion Red. The series ended in the February 2014 issue of Champion Red. The first volume was published by Akita Shoten on May 20, 2009, and the fifth and last on May 5, 2014.
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